impressionare

impressionare

Italian

Etymology

    From impressione +‎ -are.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /im.pres.sjoˈna.re/
    • Rhymes: -are
    • Hyphenation: im‧pres‧sio‧nà‧re
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    Verb

    impressionàre (first-person singular present impressióno, first-person singular past historic impressionài, past participle impressionàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

    1. to impress, strike, upset, frighten, astonish, flabbergast
      Synonyms: colpire, turbare, sconvolgere, impaurire
    2. (photography) to expose

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    Further reading

    • impressionare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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